Overview​

Kingdom Hearts: Dirge of the World Eater is an alternate-universe Kingdom Hearts roleplay created by Kurai and Wayward and centered around an original cluster of Worlds. It will follow a Keyblade Master and his group of apprentices as they try to seal away an ancient terror, all while striving to become masters, facing a menacing villain, and fighting Heartless along the way. The tone will be similar to the main Kingdom Hearts series (KH 1 and 2), perhaps slightly darker, and Disney worlds will be featured. While the main roster only consists of eight slots (one Master and his three apprentices, as well as one villain and his three apprentices), original characters will still be welcomed and we will do our best to work any and all participants into the story.

I will be playing the Dark Keyblade master and Wayward will be playing the Light Keyblade master, so the apprentice slots are what we're looking to fill. The RP will be focused around the apprentices, while the masters are there mostly to guide the story and facilitate the apprentices' character development.

Why "Dirge of the World Eater?"

Glad you asked! Here's a short summary of the back story surrounding this RP:

50 years prior to the start of the RP, a monster of darkness invaded the cluster of worlds the story takes place in. Within only days of it's appearance it had devoured four of the eleven worlds, earning it the name "World Eater." Making its way to the fifth planet, the Keybearers of the cluster knew they had to stop the beast. They met it in battle in a world called Ancient Desert. However, the beast was too powerful and they were not able to kill it outright. So, in an effort to keep the worlds safe, the Key Bearers locked the beast into a prison of light that rose into the sky over the world they fought upon. The light was made from the Key Bearer’s hearts, and as long as they lived the prison would hold. The world was renamed Hero’s Requiem in honor of the battle and the fallen Key Bearers.

Much has changed during the fifty years between the Battle of Ancient Desert and the present. The Key Bearers, once known unanimously as stalwarts of justice, are now split into two distinct groups. On one side is the former enforcers, vigilant in protecting the cluster by any means necessary. On the other side lies the Key Bearers who wish to use their power for personal gain, darkened by the years of twilight that followed the imprisonment of the World Eater.

Meanwhile, a shadowy presence claws at the edges of the worlds as it appears Heartless have returned to wreak havoc on the cluster, but the Keybearers are at a loss as to why.

All the while, as the Keybearers that fought in the Battle of Ancient Desert begin to grow old and pass on, the World Eaters prison grows weaker and weaker...

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Does this sound interesting to any of you out there?

I'm interested.

Did you say...World Eater?

I know it probably wasn't your intention, but if this World Eater happens to be called Feinne, Thuris, Raksha, or Gig, I will love you both. XD

Funny how my friend and I were just talking about Kingdom Hearts and a rather interesting concept is inquired.

My joining might be still a ball on the roulette wheel, but all the same, I'm definitely interested.

One question though... Since there's a limited main character roster, am I correct to assume that a member is only allowed one main character?

As of now, the World Eater is not named, haha. Sorry to disappoint, The Jest.

Yes, that's the plan for now, each player should only have one apprentice character. If we somehow don't get six people, we can talk about doubling up.

Ah Well, I wasn't expecting you to get the reference to such an underrated game anyways. XD

Very well. In that case, Please reserve a spot of "Dark Apprentice" for me.

I'll also reserve a spot for Dark Apprentice.

Naturally, I'm interested, Kurai. It'll be good to be back into the swing of the Guild.

Sounds like a fairly interesting spin on kingdom hearts, so interest here.

Glad to hear it, Noel!

Meh, if it's AU I'm willing to give it a try. Rather interested in that one faction that is motivated by personal gain. Can you elaborate more on that?

Yes I can, Volenvradica. There are two main factions of Keybearers, grouped by the way they conduct themselves. One faction acts as righteous enforcers of the cluster, righting wrongs and defending the weak.

The faction you inquired about, the rogue faction as they are sometimes referred to, is generally interested in using their power for selfish reasons. They are Keybearers randomly scattered throughout the cluster following their own personal agenda, sometimes working together if there is mutual gain, but often operating alone. Less of a faction and more of a loose network. Their goals can range from sane to completely insane.

The main difference is one is focused on defending the citizens of the cluster while the other basically does whatever it wants.

Well, as an avid fan of the Kingdom Hearts series, this is an interesting take on KH rps. I'm definitely interested.

On the Original Cluster of Worlds, does that mean no prexisting worlds will appear? Or is that just meaning none that have appeared in the KH series as of yet? I'm just asking for clarity's sake.

Kurai said
Yes I can, Volenvradica. There are two main factions of Keybearers, grouped by the way they conduct themselves. One faction acts as righteous enforcers of the cluster, righting wrongs and defending the weak.

The faction you inquired about, the rogue faction as they are sometimes referred to, is generally interested in using their power for selfish reasons. They are Keybearers randomly scattered throughout the cluster following their own personal agenda, sometimes working together if there is mutual gain, but often operating alone. Less of a faction and more of a loose network.

Their goals can range from sane to completely sane.The main difference is one is focused on defending the citizens of the cluster while the other basically does whatever it wants.

So, enlighten me this then, Kurai-Sama. ...They're interested in using their powers for selfish reasons, but there's technically nothing save for being under a master that influences it, keeping them in an absolute dark range of objective or personality.

So, is it possible, for one reason or another, for a dark apprentice to WANT to help people out, at the very least on occasion?

Altered Tundra said
Well, as an avid fan of the Kingdom Hearts series, this is an interesting take on KH rps. I'm definitely interested. On the Original Cluster of Worlds, does that mean no prexisting worlds will appear? Or is that just meaning none that have appeared in the KH series as of yet? I'm just asking for clarity's sake.

More like the latter. There will be three original worlds and four Disney worlds, and none of them will have previously appeared in Kingdom Hearts. Actually, I wasn't going to reveal this yet, but we're going to be accepting suggestions from the players for what Disney worlds we'll be using!

The Jest said
So, enlighten me this then, Kurai-Sama. ...They're interested in using their powers for selfish reasons, but there's technically nothing save for being under a master that influences it, keeping them in an absolute dark range of objective or personality.So, is it possible, for one reason or another, for a dark apprentice to WANT to help people out, at the very least on occasion?

There are potentially several masters that guide the faction, directly or indirectly, but the story will only focus on one.

Yes, you're absolutely correct, the "dark" faction is simply a group that is uninterested in being defenders of the cluster and more interested in following a personal agenda. If it fits your character to want to help others, they certainly can, just keep in mind if their main goal is to help others then they would likely gravitate toward the light faction.

Understood. Well then, I already made my decision on who to use for this. ^_^

Oh, but if there are supposedly several masters....Would it be possible to reserve one? If so, I'd like to.

I'll have to discuss that possibility with Wayward. We were planning on only having two main masters be played, but we might be able to work around it. I would prefer that you pick an apprentice slot, but if you're really interested in playing a master then stay tuned and I'll report back.

Understood. Not to worry, though, I do intend to take an apprentice role either way.

If there's room, I'm interested.

HURRAH! We got 6 now! Happy for you two, Kurai-Sensei and Wayward. ^_^

PerniciousIntent said
If there's room, I'm interested.

There certainly is room!

The Jest said
HURRAH! We got 6 now! Happy for you two, Kurai-Sensei and Wayward. ^_^

Haha, thank you Jest! However, since Volenvradica is not planning on playing an apprentice as far as I know (based on our personal correspondence), we'd still need one more person to completely fill the apprentice slots. Also, to clarify, if you were interested in playing a master, would it be a dark or light master?